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One of the biggest ironic twists in "Parricide Punished" is how the first person narrator loses credibility when he realizes the full truth of the story. The structural irony becomes apparent as the narrator realizes his error in judgment.

A deeper research of the book and the ironic undertones.

An example of how the situation a piece of rhetoric, in this case a song, is released into, can make all the difference to how its interpreted.

Examining how this play, written in the style of a conventional Greek drama, articulates colonial hypocrisy in Africa.

Irony is not a coincidence. It is not sarcastic. It is not ...

In this article I vent about common misuse of a couple concepts, including irony, impact caring. Read on and you'll understand.

At age fourteen I felt the euphoria of love for the very first time, and that love turned into an ironic twist of fate that almost ended in tragedy. What started out as love almost ended in my death.

There are many different types of humour in the film Shrek which include blue humour, ironic humour, black humour and sarcasm.

A poem about artistic goals and dreams that have yet to be realized.

Ancient Rome had a number of implements of torture at their disposal for dealing with convicts - you won't believe what they did with baboons.

The Middle East is rife with anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism - it appears ironic that they now protest when Yahoo! does not acknowledge them.

In a year in which the Philadelphia Phillies set a record for being the first franchise in sports to lose 10,000 games, it is ironic that they are going to the playoffs.

Bill O'Reilly's comments in Sylvia prove several things. Most importantly, he's not a racist. But he is ignorant and detached by cultural superiority.

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It's Ironic how these people ever acquired their driver's license to begin with?

Love handles have the most ironic name in the world. There is nothing to love about them. Hate handles are probably a better way to describe the roll of fat around your belly.

There is an ironic similarity between the wrestling ring and hallowed halls of government. Both build on the foundation of opposing sides, strategic maneuvering, and larger than life figures.

With the scandal and ugliness currently defused, the business of competition is back in focus at the Tour de France. As such, this year's race winner will likely be determined in Saturday's 19th stage individual time trial.

It's ironic that the road leading to the tax-free cigarettes is funded by tax dollars, literally.

Costuming choices and set design are too often underdeveloped in Shakespearean presentations. Titus Andronicus offers ample opportunity to use ironic counterpoint that upends audience expectations through the use of costume and set design choices.

It is almost ironic that we talk about naturally occurring gases that have been beneficial to the earth for millions of years and we now have to classify them as something harmful that need to be eliminated.

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Before marriage, everything seems to be a bed of roses and after marriage it is a totally different story. Interestingly, this dialogue shows how marriage can be ironic.

What could have brought upon this sudden change? The answer to this is ironic. The reason that the bison species numbers have been getting larger is because we have started to kill them again.

One of the ironic elements in the recent explosive growth in mortgage fraud is that it is the lenders who are being ripped off, even more so than the consumer.

Once known as the friendly police commissioner in another television series, Michael Chiklis now plays a corrupt cop in a much more down-and-dirty show!

Of all the traditions surrounding the national pastime of baseball, the seventh inning stretch is perhaps the most well known. It is ironic then that such a popular part of baseball should have its origin shrouded in mystery.

Most people who know me well know my unwavering annoyance with internet chat culture, MySpace, email lingo, avatars, and the like. It is somewhat of an ironic confession then, to admit I had a fixed and visible place in an infamous chat room.

Is your boss hard driving and almost impossible to work for? Do you even consider him a monster? It's ironic that these monster bosses' bankers and stockholders consider them a godsend and a treasure!

Yesterday Started Tomorrow, in a sort of ironic twist, gave the Angry Samoans an edge on how the punk rock game should be run.

The world is growing increasingly fashionable in the age of technology and the general disconnect of reality. There is so much that needs to be said about revolution, and the corporate gain that the unknowing customers flock to; seems as though its sexy.

In “The Tell-Tale Heart”, (1843) Poe synthesizes perception, aesthetic intuition, illusion, and an ironic application of reasoning to create a manipulative psychological murder mystery with an ironic vision.

This is a serious list of the top ten gifts you can give a homeless person, so if you were intrigued by the title and were expecting something ironic, sarcastic, or funny, you won't be getting what you were looking for.

William McKinley was a people person and loved to meet the common man. Too bad for him, one of those was a crazy anarchist named Leon Czolgosz.

It's ironic that most horror fans derogate religion. Horror is a decidedly Christian genre. I can't count how many...

Cake is a fabulous band. In addition to great music with a nice beat, their lyrics are chock full of cultural commentary pointing out idiosyncrasies of love and life in our modern America.

Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry have been in the charts and all over the radio for several years. Ironic that some of their most recognized songs never made it to #1 - but that does not lessen the impact of these Kentucky natives in country music.

Harry Nilsson was a celebrity without being famous. His career was ironic, as his hit compositions were recorded by other artists and his hit vocals were written by other composers.

Ironically prostate cancer will claim the lives of almost 40,000 men this year alone. Ironic because prostate cancer is one of the most detectable, and successfully treatable, forms of the disease, thanks to something known as PSA.

The death of Steve Irwin, AKA the Crocodile Hunter, was the most ironic passing of all time.

In an earlier paper I attempted to prove the Moll Flanders could be read as unintentionally ironic commentary by Daniel Defoe on the gender and commerce. With this paper I attempt to prove the exact opposite.

This paper considers the possibility of whether or not Daniel Defoe intended to write Moll Flanders as an ironic or realistic portrayal of economic disadvantage faced by women in the 18th century.

Google ads don't always "fit" the content they appear with. Here are some found on the AC website.

The Gallup Poll ranked lawyers at the very bottom of professions with high ethical and honesty standards. The low ranking is ironic considering the kind of disclosure law students and lawyers have to go through with the state bar.

Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust is an ironic tale of condemnation. Amongst the delectation that characters express over the subjects of adultery, greed, spite, envy, and deception brews an underlying inclemency.

Many people tend to associate magical realism with science fiction or fantasy, but the genres couldn't be farther apart. While they may both use the supernatural, the main difference lies in an ironic sense of the real world coexisting with a magical one

In his latter years, Jackie Gleason seemed to be losing his talent, and it is richly ironic that he made a triumphant comeback playing a character facing this same crisis.